A requester of a Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, or W-8IMY may rely on this update, which will be incorporated in the next issuance of the instructions.On page 3, the instructions state that if the requester receives a Form W-9, it must generally make an information ...
The W-8BEN-E form has 30 different parts with multiple pages. Here are some brief instructions on how to fill in the top required parts of the form in less than 10 minutes.
Simply put, US organizations require these forms in order to calculate how much tax they should hold from foreign suppliers, an activity which is complicated due to different tax treaties US has with different countries around the world – such as a double taxation treaty between the US and UK...
What is a W-8BEN-E Form? The form W-8BEN-E is also called a Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for U.S. Tax Withholding. It’s an important document that enables a business operating outside of the U.S. to claim tax exemption on U.S.-sourced income. The Certificate...